[Hiring] Senior Manager of Human Resources @Recidiviz

Role Description

Recidiviz is thrilled to be hiring a Senior Manager of HR to join our team! We’re a small, fast-moving group that partners with folks across the organization to attract, onboard, and support exceptional people who are motivated by meaningful, mission-driven work. As the Senior Manager of Human Resources, you will own the day-to-day HR operations engine that supports our team through every stage of the employee lifecycle.

As the Senior Manager of HR at Recidiviz, you will lead the core people support, systems, and processes that power our team’s experience from hire to transition and everything in between. This role ensures our People systems run smoothly, compliantly, and with care: from onboarding through offboarding, benefits and leave support, accommodations, Justworks administration, and more. You will serve as a trusted operational partner to the entire team, translating established and evolving People policies into consistent, human-centered execution.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems, compliance, and teammate support.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as the primary owner for labor relations, from interpersonal dynamics to performance management.
• Manage the high-touch onboarding and offboarding experience, including offer letters, Justworks entry, welcome calls, provisioning, conducting exit interviews, and drafting termination letters.
• Manage the determination of employment status and ensure the right contracts, agreements, and documentation are collected and stored appropriately for all staff.
• Serve as the primary benefits resource, supporting teammates with insurance questions, enrollment, and transitions.
• Own leave planning and administration, guiding managers and teammates through FMLA, state leaves, parental leave, and medical leave processes.
• Support the evolution of various programs designed to support teammate growth and recognition.
• Handle administrative essentials such as filing, SUI (State Unemployment Insurance) updates, and overseeing laptop management and hardware expense approvals.
• Own and evolve the internship program, from university partnerships and hiring coordination to onboarding and intern programming.

Wild Success

• Onboarding and offboarding are seamless and high-trust.
• New hires experience a polished, consistent start, managers are prepared and accountable, and departures are handled professionally, compliantly, and thoughtfully.
• Leave planning and accommodations are clear, documented, and compliant.
• The internship program is structured and engaging.
• Teammates feel emotionally supported and thoughtfully accommodated.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience. You have likely been a Generalist or HRBP and are ready to own a broad portfolio of operational and strategic programs.
• You have experience using Justworks, Greenhouse, Culture Amp, or other HRIS and talent software platforms.
• You are comfortable managing sensitive data across GitHub and Google Workspace.
• When you see a gap in HR capacity—whether in contractor invoicing or intern socials—you don't just point it out; you build the system to fill it.
• You can handle delicate labor relations issues or termination support with high emotional intelligence and professional discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Personal or professional experience working with the criminal justice system.

Compensation

Compensation is standardized based on roles and responsibilities. This ensures equitable compensation and responsible stewardship of our resources. As such, we do not negotiate compensation offers.

• For employees based in the Oakland or New York City metropolitan areas, where we have offices, the salary for this role is $138,000.
• For employees based elsewhere in the United States, the salary for this role is $120,000.

Benefits

• Effective, extremely thoughtful colleagues, working together on a mission that matters.
• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible time off, including 20 days of PTO, 3 days of paid volunteering time, and 13 paid holidays per year.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Complimentary One Medical membership (availability based on location).
• Partnership with Carrot to provide employees with inclusive fertility and family-forming benefits, as well as a small but growing number of hormonal health and gender-affirming care benefits.
• Monthly ClassPass credit for personal wellness.
• Free mental health support via Talkspace.
• Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose.
• An annual company offsite and other ad-hoc gatherings.
• All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit.